EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck: A bipolar order?
Another must read from Wolfgang Streeck on the perils of American hegemony in Europe, in New Left Review’s Sidecar. Read the article HERE.
China
Media
John Pilger – The Coming War: Speak Up, Now
Those who want to stop the US-led march to war with China must raise their voices. Cross-posted from Counterpunch In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another […]
Economics
Alice Kinghorn-Gray, Ben Wray – Are we heading to war with China? W/ Ho-Fung Hong
In the last year, simmering tensions between the west and China have threatened to erupt. The standoff over Taiwan, and the struggle for control of the South China Sea, are only one flashpoint. Alice Konghorn-Gray […]
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Does Europe need to split?
Thomas Fazi writes in ‘Unherd’ on the growing East-West divide in the European Union. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
John P. Ruehl: How the war in Ukraine is shaking up the global arms industry
Arms exports are surging, with German and French weapons producers among those to be profiting from war John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic […]
EU politics
Chris Bambery: Sleepwalking to war in 2023
As the US builds up its military prowess in the South China Sea, it wouldn’t take much for a ‘Sarajevo’ moment to occur Chris Bambery is a Writer, broadcaster, journalist and author of A People’s […]
National Politics
Prabir Purkayastha: The US and UK’s submarine deal crosses nuclear red lines with Australia
Aukas has been described by a former Australian Prime Minister as “the worst deal in all history”. The only logic to Australia signed up to securing American hegemony in the region. Prabir Purkayastha is the […]
EU politics
Politico: Brussels banned TikTok. Europe has questions.
The EU has banned members of staff from using the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and advised MEPs to get rid of the app. But it has failed to offer any real explanation as to why […]
Media
David Jamieson – From Iraq to Ukraine: War, Empire and the loss of historical memory
Attempts to ignore the logic of war and its modern history are an effort to dragoon opinion behind a coming century of conflict. David Jamieson is the editor of Scottish website Conter. Cross-posted from Conter […]
Globalisation
Ben Wray: The Battle to Control Microchip Supplies Will Define the Twenty-First Century
Review of Chris Miller’s new book ‘Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology’ in Jacobin. Read the article HERE.